Gaza experiencing "alarming levels" of hunger, UN agency warns

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From CNN's Lindsay Isaac

In northern Gaza, 97% of households have inadequate food consumption and approximately 83% in southern Gaza are "adopting extreme consumption strategies" to survive as the Israel-Hamas war has caused "unimaginable loss, destruction and misery" in the strip, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Thursday

"Everyone in Gaza is hungry," WFP chief Cindy McCain warned on social media platform X, formerly called Twitter. She also reiterated support for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres' appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire.

In a report, the WFP said 9 out of 10 people in northern Gaza are going a full day and night without food consistently. CNN has reported on starving residents in Gaza digging for food, supplies under the rubble.



Palestinians line up for food in Rafah, Gaza, on November 30. Hatem Ali/AP

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